SPRINGFIELD - A 19-year-old man was arrested on a charge of unarmed robbery Wednesday night stemming from the theft of sneakers from a 16-year-old Springfield teenager.

Anthony Lee Lewis, of no known address, was taken into custody following the 9:30 p.m. incident at Lexington Avenue when the victim got off a bus and was approached by two males who threatened him, according to police Sgt. John M. Delaney, executive aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet.

Delaney said the two assailants demanded his Nike sneakers and took off after he gave the sneakers to them.

Police were called and Lt. Alberto Ayala spotted a man matching one of the suspects' descriptions going into a restaurant on Armory Street.

Delaney said the suspect was carrying the sneakers hidden under his sweatshirt when he saw Ayala approach him. He then threw the sneakers away and tried to walk away but was taken into custody. The sneakers were recovered and a positive identification was made by the victim, Delaney said.